War for the Planet of the Apes Director Reveals His Influences #movienews

This year’s War for the Planet of the Apes took inspiration from several noteworthy, classic films. Building on Rise of the Planet of the Apes (which tells the origin story of Caesar the ape) and Dawn (which shows Caesar becoming a leader of his people in their escalating conflict with humans), War finds Caesar and his people engaged in full-on combat with an army of humans led by a character known as The Colonel, played by Woody Harrelson. The war leads to devastating losses for the apes, and the story then becomes a mythic quest, as Caesar sets out to find the Colonel and get his revenge.

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War for the Planet of the Apes Director Reveals His Influences



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